Happy Hour Drink Recipe: Black-Tie Martinis
With the upcoming James Bond movie, this cocktail is sure to be a hit for the fall season--even though the drink is stirred, not shaken. At least it dressed for the occasion. This recipe was featured in the October 2008 issue of Gourmet.
Black-Tie Martinis
Ingredients:
9 ounces (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) gin or vodka
1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed
1 tablespoon dry vermouth
3 dashes Angostura bitters
Lemon twist for garnish
Directions:
1. Combine gin (or vodka) and peppercorns, then let stand 15 minutes.
2. Stir together 1/2 teaspoon finely ground pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt on a plate. Wet rim of a martini glass with your fingertip and dip in salt mixture, rotating glass to coat rim. Repeat with two more glasses.
3. Strain gin through a fine-mesh sieve into a 16-ounce cocktail shaker three-fourths full of ice. Add vermouth and bitters and stir 15 seconds. Strain into martini glasses.
Makes 3 drinks.
--KitchenMaus
Gabrielq on October 01, 2008 at 06:09 PM
Ahhh - martinis. Now you're talkin'. Much better than the pork chop biscuit that increased my cholesterol by 30 points just be looing ot your photo.
kamagra on November 09, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Drink martinis, still associated by many people with the notion of "Sweet Life", became known in our country not so long ago. However, few know that this drink was born back in ancient times, and even connected with the name of the great doctor of antiquity - Hippocrates.
stron on May 15, 2011 at 07:37 PM
This wasnt portrayed on TV as the director was concentrating on the front runners and they all weren't probably in the same shot, but, this the tracker showed how close they were to catching him.
hampers on June 08, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Interesting twist to a lovely old favorite drink. Sounds good!